Police Begin Manhunt For Leader Of Notorious Fraud Syndicate, Anthony George For Swindling Woman $525,000
Posted on June 4, 2024
MICHAEL AKINOLA
Operatives of the Nigeria Police have commenced manhunt for the leader of a notorious fraud syndicate, identified as Anthony George, for allegedly conspiring to swindling American woman, Mrs. Susan Sales, to the tune of the sum of $525,000 Dollars under the false pretence of investing in the oil and gas business in Nigeria.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the Naira equivalent of the money, which the victim lost was said to be about N780m.
The key suspect, Mr. George, who has gone into hiding, claimed to be an Engineer from the United States America and lives in Delta State. He allegedly duped Mrs. Sales using two Nigerians, Nami Mohammed, who he presented as Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Services and Chiekwe Nwakanna Anthony, as his business partner in Nigeria.
The trio are wanted following a petition to the Deputy Inspector General of Police at Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Alagbon, Lagos, through Mr. Jerry Mbachu on behalf of the victim.
The petition was titled: “Petition Against Mr. Chiekwe Nwakanna Anthony, George Anthony and Nami Mohammed and others for conspiracy, obtaining under false pretence, stealing and threat to life”.
“I, of the above name and address is writing on behalf of Mrs. Susan Sales as follows: she’s a law abiding citizen of America and wishes to notify you of the fraudulent and nefarious act of the above mentioned persons.”
“It happened sometime in 2016, she met a man who introduced himself as Mr. Anthony George, and also claimed to be a Petroleum Merchant and an Engineer in Delta State, Nigeria.”
“Upon their conversation, he asked her to invest in oil business and he introduced her to Mr. Nami Mohammed as the Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue and Mr. Chiekwe Nwakanna Anthony as his business partners, they exchanged contact and started talking.”
“Sir, upon their conversation, she invested the sum of Five Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand US Dollars ($525, 000.00 in their company. Upon receipt of the said money, they went into hiding and disconnected every communication they had with her.”
According to the victim, Anthony George met her in 2016 on her way to Chicago. He introduced himself as an engineer and that he worked with a petroleum company in Delta State, Nigeria and they became friends.
She narrated that along the line they lost contact until 2018, when they reunited again. He used the relationship to narrate his predicament.
“Then as days went by, he finished his contract with the oil company and he told me that the oil company asked him to pay $100k Dollars in order to release his contract money as per FIRS-Federal Internal Revenue Service of Nigeria.”
She initially told him that she had no money and was living from paycheck to paycheck.
Then suddenly, she got an email from Muhammad Nami, who introduced himself that he is the chairman of the FIRS.
“He started an offer that I have to look around for money. He needed money to release Mr. George’s contract money because his offer was very convincing. I was able to raised that money and sent it. But before sending it, I strongly told him that he has to send back the money to me if he doesn’t help.”
After a week, she asked him about the contract and he answered, “sorry it didn’t work”, he needs more money. And since then she did not hear from them and it was then it dawned on her that she had been duped.
While the Police are hunting for the suspects, who were said to have gone hiding, the petitioner has appealed to members of the public who knows their whereabouts, to contact nearest the Police station or call +234 808 606 2433 Jerry Mbachu.
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